Apple-Cheese Danish

Name: Apple-Cheese Danish
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (7.5-ounce) package farmer cheese; 1/3 c. plus 2 teaspoons granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling; 1 egg; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 1/4 tsp. salt; 2 medium Gala apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced; 1 tsp. lemon juice; 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed

By Cheryl SlocumPublished: Aug 25, 2009

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Yields:

6 serving(s)

Prep Time:

25 mins

Total Time:

50 mins

Cal/Serv:

360

Straight from your grocer's freezer, the dough for this sweet-and-savory, apple-cheese danish rises to the occasion — no flour, food processor, or kneading required. Farmer's cheese — such as Friendship Brand — is similar to a pressed cottage cheese. If you can't find it, you can press as much water from cottage cheese as possible and use that instead.

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Ingredients

1 (7.5-ounce) package farmer cheese
1/3 cup plus 2 teaspoons granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
2 medium Gala apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed

Directions

1. Step 1Combine farmer cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and salt in a medium bowl.
2. Step 2Toss apples with lemon juice and 2 teaspoons sugar. Set aside.
3. Step 3Preheat oven to 400°F. Roll each pastry strip to a 6-inch square. Divide cheese mixture among squares. Top with apples, layering slices.
4. Step 4Fold in 2 opposite corners of dough to meet in middle of pastry. Sprinkle with sugar. Transfer to parchment-lined baking pan. Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes.